Cool Backstory Syndrome

Mark Skarr · 05-04-2010, 02:31 PM

My old friend, Zigokubasi (Ziggy K) and I love Heavy Gear. We’d read the books and when we sat down to play his character was the most interesting and well developed. He had in-character discussions that fit the world and was able to bluff his way past a guard by guessing what, in the world, would impress and/or frighten him. Everyone else just went off of what we both told them.

There are a lot of games out there that have beautiful, rich, detailed histories. Most gamers see having to read history as “homework,” I see it as a reward.

05-04-2010, 02:31 PM	#15
Mark Skarr Forum Pervert (If you have to ask . . .) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere high up.	Re: Cool Backstory Syndrome My old friend, Zigokubasi (Ziggy K) and I love Heavy Gear. We’d read the books and when we sat down to play his character was the most interesting and well developed. He had in-character discussions that fit the world and was able to bluff his way past a guard by guessing what, in the world, would impress and/or frighten him. Everyone else just went off of what we both told them. There are a lot of games out there that have beautiful, rich, detailed histories. Most gamers see having to read history as “homework,” I see it as a reward.